Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Ireland |
Next Big City |
Dublin |
Next Town |
Wicklow, Arklow |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, Rescue, Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Brittas Bay has been the recipient of Silver Starfish Awards on account of its outstanding water quality. Usually fairly flat water. Tides.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
For a number of years now Brittas Bay has been awarded the Blue Flag for Beaches Award. This is the international emblem for the highest quality beach areas in Europe. Wicklow County Council has a beach management strategy for Brittas Bay and has provided car Parks, public toilets and board walks, and has attempted dune preservation. So the sandy beach is very clean. Long and at low tide wider.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Water 3mm suit for summer, 5mm suit for winter gloves + booties recommended for December to March. 11 month season.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, SE, SSE, S |
Main Direction: |
SW |
Southwesterlies 12-25 knots gusty. Sometimes Easterlies 20-25 knots.
How to get there
Transport |
Car, Bus |
Access
|
Short walk |
Between Wicklow and Arklow. N11 (National Primary route #11) to Jack White's Cross, then follow sign-posted Third Class road 3km, East to Brittas Bay. Buses serve this beach.
Extra information
Beach can get very crowded during summer months.
Nightlife